From United Arab Emirates to Damascus
Every way we know from United Arab Emirates to Damascus, fastest first; conditional, unconfirmed and closed ways come after the ones that simply run. Pick your passport to see what applies to you. Each line carries its source and the date it was checked.
Fastest way from United Arab Emirates to Damascus today: fly to Damascus airport, about 3.7 hours door to door (checked 8 Oct 2026). 14 of 15 known routes are running.
Damascus airportFastestFlights: 113 h 40 minFlight 3 h 10 min – 3 h 20 min30 min by road to Damascus
+1Flights to Damascus airport
- flydubai Dubai3 h 40 min
Twice daily (FZ1113 and FZ1115) on the airport board through 31 October. flydubai said on 28 September that it flies three a day, but the third flight (FZ1847) appeared only on 30 September.
3 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
flydubai → - Syrian Air Dubai3 h 40 min
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (RB516).
3 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → - Fly Cham Dubai3 h 40 min
Mondays and Wednesdays (XH728).
3 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Air Arabia Sharjah3 h 50 min
3 daily (G9363, G9375, G9433).
3 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Air Arabia → - Air Arabia Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi3 h 50 min
Daily (3L504).
3 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi → - Etihad Abu Dhabi3 h 50 min
4 weekly (EY561): Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri. Began 12 June 2026.
3 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Etihad → - Syrian Air Abu Dhabi3 h 50 min
Tuesdays and Fridays (RB504).
3 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → - Syrian Air Sharjah3 h 50 min
Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays (RB502).
3 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Syrian Air → - Fly Cham Sharjah3 h 50 min
About daily (XH742 and XH744).
3 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Damascus airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Fly Cham Abu Dhabi3 h 50 min
Sundays (XH732). The airline's first route, since 11 June 2025.
3 h 20 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → 
Emirates DubaiClosedEmirates suspended Damascus in November 2025. No flight tracked and not on the airport's airline list. flydubai, Syrian Air and Fly Cham fly Dubai–Damascus.
3 h 10 min to Damascus airport · 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Emirates →
Aleppo airport, then by roadFlights: 47 h 55 min
Flights to Aleppo airport
- flydubai Dubai7 h 55 min
4 weekly (FZ1191): Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat. Since 20 July 2026. flydubai calls it daily, but the airport board and tracking show these four days.
3 h 25 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
flydubai → - Air Arabia Sharjah7 h 55 min
Daily since 4 July 2026 (G9351).
3 h 25 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Air Arabia → - Fly Cham Sharjah7 h 55 min
About 2 weekly (XH762): Wednesdays, plus a second day that varies.
3 h 25 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Fly Cham → - Air Arabia Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi8 h
Tue, Thu and Sat (3L456) since 7 July 2026.
3 h 30 min to Aleppo airport · 4 h 30 min → Damascus
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi →
Times are estimates and usually include waiting at the crossing